Telephone-receiver holder.



FREDRICK I-I. GOES, QFCRAJJPGLISJ PENNSLVAITIA.

erweitern-RECEIVER Howes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented July, 1912u Application tiled February 2'?, 1912 Serial No.680,259.

ence being had 'therein to the accompanying '.lhis invention relates toa. telephone reu ceiver holder, and the primary object ot' my inventionis to furnish the transmitter,arm

-ei" a telephone with positive and reliable means `for supliiortingreceivers in position to ne used when the head is placed in proze irnityto the transmit-ter .tor talking purposes.

Another object ot this invention is to provide a telephone withreceivers that can be easily and quickly shifted into engagement Withthe ears, when the telephone to be used, without resorting to the use ofthe hands, thereby permitting' ot a personV tal h'- ing over thetelephone while using the hands tor otherI purposes.

A further object ot this invention is to provide a telephone receiverholder o't novel construction that alloivs both lars t/o be used inreceiving.; a message when carrying on a conversation over thetelephone.

A still further object ot this invention is te provide a receiver holderthat is simple in -construction7 durable, applicable to various typesoit telephones and highly ctiieient for the purposes For which it isintended.

l,Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construetiou, combination and arrangement of parts to hehereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

lltet'erenee will now he had to the draw ine", '\vliercin:--

Figure 1 is a side elevation of telephone receiver holder in accordancewith this in rention, and Fig. 2 is a plan of the saine.

The reference numeral l denotes a port ion ot a transmitter arm having atransmitter 2, and attached to said arm by a clamping;` screw 3 is thelower bi'l'ureated end flot' an upright 5. 'lhc upper end of theupright. is biturcated, as at t3 and adjustabtv mounted iu the upper endot `said lutin-ight. by a clamping' srreiv 7 is the rearward extension 3oil a 'traine il that has parallrl arms lt) and inwardly projet-.thiefsupports l1,

Pivotally connected to the supports ll by pins l2 are receiver holders13, said holders having the forward ends thereof provided withoppositely disposed receivers ,14. These i .receivers have binding postsl5 to which wires ot a' telephone circuit are connected. rlfhe holders13 are carried by the lower end el' the pins and mounted upon the upperends of said pins are cranks lo that are piv' otally connected by pins1T to links 1S, said linhrlieing; pivotally connected by pins lt) to acurved head piece 20 that has a pad 2l.

Mounted in the arms l0 are the outer ends et' curved pins said curvedpins extending'n into apert'ured depending' lugs 23 earrietlrloy thecranks 16. lflncireling the carved pins :'22, between the arms l0 andthe lugs 2b, are coiled compression springs 24, said springs retaining`the receivers 114; in an enen position, whereby a head can be .eas-illsplaced in engagement `lwith the pad 21 i-t the head piece Q0.

Wires connect the binding?y posts 15 to contact pieces F26, carried hythe cranksl, and these contact pieces are adapted to contact withL-shaped Contact. lpieces 27,' carried hy the inne sides ot the armslOr'the contact; pieces 97' being' ahi'tted te extend into the path oitthe contact pieces Q6 when the cranks li are shifted. The Contact pieces.27 are connected to telephonie circuit Wires 28,

heretoforereferred to.

Vvlhen it is desired to use the telephone, it is only necessary toplaeethe forehead of the head in engagement with` the pad 21 ofthe headpiece Q0 andhy' a slight. pressure upon said head piece, :the 4receivers14 are shifted into engagement- With the ears and the Contact pieces 26into engagement, with the contact pieces S27. thereby establishing; atelephonie circuit that perni-itsof a conversation being' carried onthrough the medium of the transmitter 2.

It is apparent that the franie`9 can he adjusted to eorreetljt-`position the receivers 14A relatively to the transmit-cl2 and that thenatural position of thchezid in front of the t ansmitter 2 fortalking'purposes will correctly position the reeeiversfl for liearing'purposes.y Immediately up'ouithe head` being removed from thi`lie:ld'f-1.liere. the` telephonie eireuit is broken and threeeivers Al lare moved a sullieieut distance "apitrt t0 permit ol the head beingmovedaway from ihr telephone without injury to therereiver holders.

It is thought that the operation and utility of the device Will beapparent Without further description, and Whilel in the drawing there isillust-rated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to beunderstood that the structural elements thereof are susceptible to suchchanges as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

l. In a telephone receiver holder, the combination With a transmitterarm, of a frame adjustably supported thereby, oppositely disposedreceiver holders movably supported by said frame and supportingreceivers, a head piece in connection with said holders and adapted tobe pressed to adjust said -holders,j,and contact Vpieces inconnectionwith said frame and adapted to establish a telephoniecircuitwhen said head piece is pressed.

' 2. The combination with a transmitter arm, ofa frame adjustablysupported thereby, linwardly projecting oppositely disposed sup r'tscarried by said frame, receiver hol ers pivotally carried by saidsupports, cranks'movable with said holders, a head piece looselyconnected to saidl cranks and ada ted to be pressed to adjust saidreceiver hol ers, and contact pieces carried bysaid cranks andv saidframe for establishing a telephonie circuit,when said head piece ispressed. l y

3. The combination -with a transmitter arm, of a frameadjustablysup'ported there! by, inwardly projecting oppositely disposedsupports carried by said frame, receiver hol ers pivotally carried bysaid supports, cranks movable with said holders, a head piece looselyconnected to said cranks and adafpted to be pressed to adjust saidreceiver hol ers, contact ieees carried by said cranks and said frame orestablishing a telephonie circuit when said head piece is pressed, 'andmeans in 'connection with said frame and v 4. In a telephone receiverholder, the combination with a transmitter arm, of an upv right 'clampedthereto, a frame adjustably supported by said upright, oppositely dis:posed supports carried by said frame, r e ceiver .holders pivotallyconnected to said supports, cranks movable with said receiver holders, ahead piece looselyv connected to said cranks and adapted to be pressedto lmove said holders, Contact pieces supportedv by said cranks and'saidframe and adapted -to estCblish a telephonie circuit in connection with'the receivers of said holders, and spring interposed between saidcranks and said frame and adaptedI to retain Said holders in a normallyopen position. l 5. In a telephone receiver holder, thecombination'witha transmitter arm, of an up right clamped thereto, al frame adjustablyconnected to said l`upright, oppositely disposed supports carried bysaid frame,

holders pivotally carried by said supports,

receivers carried by said holders, cranks movable with said holders, acurved head piece loosely connected to said cranks and adapted to beypressed to move said holders, contact pieces carried by said` cranks andelectrically connected to said receivers, contact' pieces carried bysaid frame and adapted to be'engaged `by the first mentioned' con tactypieces to establish a'telephonic circuit in connection with saidreceivers, and means interposedY between said cranks and said frame forholding' said receiver holders in a normally open position.

vIn testimony whereof I affix my ignature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

MAX H. `SRoLovrrz, CHRISTINA T. Hoon.

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